The present recommendations have been developed by the Kinetics Committee of the
International Confederation for Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (ICTAC). The …

Discovered by Wurtz in 1848, the isocyanates revealed their chemistry from systematic study
during the nineteenth century, for example, by Curtius or Hofmann. The discovery of …

A comprehensive account of the physical/mechanical behaviour of polyurethanes (PU ́s)
elastomers, films and blends of variable crystallinity. Aspects covered include the elasticity …

The goal of this work has been the synthesis of novel materials based on a biodegradable
polycaprolactone-block–polytetrahydrofurane-block–polycaprolactone diol (PCL-b–PTHF-b …

The effect of soft segment molecular weight and chemical structure on the morphology and
final properties of segmented thermoplastic polyurethanes containing various hard segment …

The study of the effect of the diisocyanate structure on the microstructure and macroscopic
properties of polyurethanes was the main aim of this work. Biodegradable segmented …

This work focuses on the application of thermal analysis and kinetics investigations to
analyze chemical processes during cross-linking of the complex fast-curing polyurethane …

The formation of lignin-based polyurethanes was monitored by Fourier transform infrared
spectroscopy working in attenuated total reflectance mode (FTIR-ATR) and kinetics was …

In this work, the characterisation of reaction kinetics of a methylene diphenyl diisocyanate
(MDI)-based fast curing polyurethane resin (PUR) and the mathematical description of its …

The microdiscectomy used for the treatment of intervertebral disc disorders leaves an open
incision in the annulus fibrosus that must be sealed to avoid re-herniation and other …